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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-04-21
FORTUNES TICKLE FAvORS.
sHowERED DOWN ON TWO CHICAGO YOUNG
MEN.

The last list of numbers which drew
prizes in The Louisiana State Lottery
brought welcome surprise to two per
sons in Chicago. Only poor man can
appreciate the feelings o. Peter NJ. Yer
MAS wher upon looking the list over
discovered that he held one tenth of the
ticket which drew the capital prize of
$50, 900 at the drawing % March 18th.
The ticket was numbered &c, 551. Yer
MAS did not go crazy as some men
might when he reflected that he was the
happy possessor of 81, SOC, Tor although
the one tenth ticket drew Si5. 900, the
ticket was the joint property of Peter Nj
Vermaas and his brother Cornelius, and
each received $500.
Peter Nj. Vermaas is superintendent
of the advertising department of D. B.
Fisk & Co.. Wabash avenue and Wash
ington street, and lives at No. 379 South
Robey street.
Cornelius Vermass was until recently
pressman for Rand, McNally & Co,
but is now employed by Apologize &
Bush, corner Van Buren, and Clark
| streets.
To representative of the Merchant
7raUeLer Mr.. Peter Vermaas said that
| be and bis brother had been investing a
small sum each month for two years in
The Louisiana State Lottery. The only
| prize they won before this was one-tenth
of S3O0-S30.
! In February they contributed 50 be
| tween them with which they bought
three 81 tickets. Two of the tickets
were blanks on the drawing, but the
third was the goose that laid the golden
egg, and drew So, 200. as one tenth OF
| S150,0G0, the capital prize. The tickets
were taken in Peters name, and on dis.
covering that one was a lucky winner,
| he turned it over to the American Elk
press Company which collected the
SIS, 900 and paid it to Peter NJ. Vermaas
in gold. Peter Immediately turned over
half to Cornelius and it was placed il
bank.
Neither of the brothers exhibit any
| symptoms Of big head as the result Of
their euv able luck. They told the Mer
! chant Traveller that they would confirm.
in their present occupations and LET til.
! money lay III bank until they find good
/ real estate investment, when they vii
| convert it into land and build homes for
Themselves Z Chicago Qlls) Nerchan
! IrGUeler, April 2.
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Manltowof pilot.
THURSDAY. APRIL al, 1887.
LIFE IN HONDURAS.

HABITS OF THE PfoPLE-PRoFTTABLE
CROPS EASILY CULTIVATED.
The native Honduranean is good
natured, inoffensive, bet suspicious per
son. 1t takes but little to support him.
q piece of sugar cane and tortllla for
day. So long as he has that and wife
| to maui water. cut wood, and run the
plantation be is satisfied. But If he
hires out to work lie will work with
| will. When out at work their rations
consist of four pounds of pork and seven
pounds of -four per week, and pay, IN
addition, from so to Is cents per day.
The climate il SO lovely and the tempsra-
ture 80 even the people never have to
guard against anything but hunger, and
l nature provides for that, even furnishes
a root with which they make -four to
| ninety per cent starch. There are, how
| ever, on this coast about $1,000 Caribs,
| who live by fishing and boating. These
Caribs are the descendants of the natives
| of St. VIncent-one of the Windward
Islands-who were deported in 1876 by
the English to the number Of 5000 and
landed on the Island of Ruatan. They
| still retain their native language. They
are active, fairly industrious, and pro-
vident.
Ali of the people in this country pro-
Tess the Catholic religion. All of them,
iblack and white, live III peaceful neigh
borhood and good understanding with
foreigners; but, so far as personal safety ID
concerned, this country is absolutely eeee
from lswIessness. Foreigners pursuing
legitimate Asiness or occupation are
welcome, not only by the people, but by
tGOverDment, and every facility afforded
| for their protection under the law. The
many lines of profitable industry "a TINS
| country are remarkable. The principal
one of these is the growing OF bana-
| mas. Bananas yield III nine months
after planting, thence continuously for
| seven years, and return profit of about
S75 per acre net per aDnun. The cost
of clearing and planting bananas is about
$40 per acre. Cocosuuts are aise very
profitable. Trees that cost about S.
| apiece to grow to maturity yield annually
| for period of about fifty years 81 per
! tree Let per year. Oranges are 80 to ST
per thousand. Lines, or SO called It.
| mons, are not picked. The finest pine
| apples IN the world are grown here, but
| not shipped out of the county. The
| finest coffee grown IN Central Amelca -
| in Honduras. Then there Is the cu..T4-
| ton of the rubber tree. luey gov
| wild, of course, but the people have
nssrly exhausted the forests. and ART now
Turning their attention to growing this
tree, one planter having eeSera! thoueari
| out. Que acre Of ground " i-oug.-
| IG0 trees. Tue t.e-- ale nu- ts5rI ".
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The breath of a chronic catarrh patient
is often so offensive that he cannot go
into society and he becomes an object
of disgust. After time liberation sets
in, the spongy bones are attacked and
frequently entirely destroyed. A con
slant source of discomfort is the dripping
of the purulent secretions into the throat
sometimes producing inveterate bron
chitis, which in its turn has been the
exciting cause of pulmonary disease
The brilliant results which have attended
irs use for years past properly designate
Ely's Cream Balm as by far the best and
only real cure.
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He was a clerk in a shoe store, but
rather new to the business. When a
pretty girl fripped in and asked for shoes
he inquired politely:
What number do you wear?"
"Why, two, of course" she snapped !;
chow many feet do you suppose I
have2''
"I-I-meant what size, he stammer-
ed.
''Oh size and D wide," she respond
ed carelessly.
He tainted before a brother clerk
could explain that the width of shoes
was regulated alphabetically, and no
profanity was intended.
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ONE OF SHERIDAN'S JESTS.

AZ Sheridan was travelling tC town
in one of the public coaches, for the
purpose of canvassing Westminster, at
the time when Mr.. PAUL was the OPP
pOuent, be fouud himself in company
with two Westminster electors.
n the course Of conversation, one Of
them asked his friend to WHOM he mean
10 give his vote?
Tic other replied. 'To PAUL, certain
". For though / think him bat a sh d
by sort of fellow, | would vote for any
one rather than that rascel Sberidanw
''Do you know Sheridan" inquired
the stranger.
''Not l, sir" was the answer; nor
should wish to know him"
The conversation dropped here; but
when the party alighted to breakfast,
Sheridan called aside the other gentle
man, and said, pray, who is that very
agreeable friend of yours? He is one of
the pleasantest fellows [ ever met with.
and should he gald to know his name2"
ellis Game is 7. He is an eminent
lawyer and resides in Lincoln's Inn
Fields"
Breakfast over, the party resumed
Sheridan turned the discourse to the
| law.
1T is" said he, ''a fine professionl
Men may rise from it to eminence in
| the state; and it gives vast scope to the
| display of talent. Many of the most
! virtuous and noble characters recorded
in our history have been lawyers. I am
sorry, however, to add that some of the
greatest rascals 1 ever heard of, the
| greatest is one t. who lives in Lincoln s
| Inn Fields"
The gentleman, fired at the charge,
said, very angrily, 81 am Mr.. T., sir
"And l am Mr.. Sheridan" was the
reply.
The jest was instantly seen.
They shook hands, and instead of vot-
ing against the facetious orator, the
lawyer exerted himself warmly in pro
noting his election.
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BAD FOR HUSBANDS.
WHAT MAY CONE TO PASS IF WOMEN DE
yRLoP AS MIND READERS.

WHAT MAY CONE TO PASS IF WOMEN DE-
yRLoP AS MIND READERS.
Think of it, Women as mind-readersl
Wives reading their husbands like open
books. Thereby getting on to all OF our
little pet schemes. If we allow this to 60
on, where will it end? The wife mind
reader! The innocent husband has liked
up plan between his particular
chums to make the most of an evening,
says The Cincinnati Enquirer, so on
leaving the supper table he says: "Busi-
ness at my desk will keep me pretty late,
wiefy, dear, 50 don't sit up for me, but
go to bed and sleep like an angel. Only
to have her come back with: THAT
story might have worked yesterday, my
hubby, but I can see through you now.
You are as transparent as glass to me.
You have no intention of going to your
desk-nothing of the kind. On the con
trary, you have made arrangements to
| meet yeaI chums at poker joint and in
duIge in the festive game to late
hour"
Or she will give him this:
"Work at your desk until late in the
night, poor overuorked man! How
many times you have pulled the wool
over my eyes by this night work-racked
and l have been just chump enough to
swallow it all. But I am up to your lit.
| tie game now. / can read you now, and
/ don't need glasses. You are going to
take in the theather tonight and have
| made arrangements to meet one of the
ballet girls and enjoy supper after the
| performance. No wonder you'll be late.
| Hadn't you better make a whole night OF
! it? 1t will save you coming home and
me the annoyance of being disturbed.
"But, hubby. be honest hereafter IN
your dealings with me. 1t will be to your
| interest; you'll find that Ii es won't work
as in the past. Come right out with it
! and acknowledge like little man that
| yon are badly stuck on some ballet girl
| on account of her marvellous make up.
Say you are fool. and want to prove 1t
to others as we'll as to few who are tied
to you for life. Say you are weak In the
| upper story, and anything with blonde
| wig and stuffed calves can catch you for
sll there's in you, and help you waste
money that ought to make home happy
and bright"
Now, what married mon wants this
kind of racket played on himl
1t won't do.
This nind-readiDg business on the
! part of woman must not be encouraged.
If it is, men will be losers by it.
Do you tumble?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-04-21
BUCKLIN'S ARNICA SALyE

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chopped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piless, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction of money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by n.
Hinrichs,
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DRrNKavxEss. or LIQUOR habit, can be

DRUNKENNESS. or liquor habit, can be
can be cured 10y administering Dr..
Haiues' Golden Specific. It can b.
given in p cup Of coffee OF tea without
the klow!ede Of the person taking il,
etfecing a speedy aud permanent curr.
whether hr patient IS q moderate drinj;er
or am ocohoIc wreck. Thousands If
druukar,ls have been made temperate
men who have taken the Golden Specific
In their coffee without their kuowledga,
and to day believe they quit drinking Of
their own free will No harmful effects
results from its administration. Cures
guaranteed Send for circular aud full
particulars. Address in confidence
GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co., 185 Race St,
Cincinnati, Ohio. Oct2S
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IS CONSUMPTION INCURABLE

Read thA following: Mr.. G. H. Nor
ris, Newark, AK, says: "Was down
With Abscess of Lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced me an Incurable
Consumpti,e. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able TO
oversee the work on my farm. 1t is the
finest medicine ever made"
jesse Middlewart Decatur, Ohio, says
'HAd it not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would have
died of Lung Troubles. Was given up
by doctors. Am now in best of health. y
Try it. Sample bottle free at Henry
HitIcns Drug Store. 5
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-04-21
HEALTH MARKS

A bright eye, clear skin, glowing feat
ures, animated expression, and quick,
firm step. These are all secured by
using DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-04-21

In Minnesota ministers of the gospel
will have to pay full fare on the railroads
under Few law of the State Legisla-
ture.
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STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, !
TrC.S GoTSTy 9 9

LUCAS COUNTY, S. S.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F. J.
CHENEY Il Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each an every case of CATARRH that can
not be cured by the use of halls
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D., sc.
(~) A. W. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
~
P. Stalls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally and acts directly upon the
blood and mucus surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Fa- Sold by Druggists, Is cents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-04-21

A Canadian magistrate fined himself
81 for not cleaning the snow from his
sidewalk
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-04-21

Strawberry tea is beverage JEST dis
covered in the South. One application
will make the nose blossom.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-04-21

When Taglioni danced at the Paris
Grand Opera her salary was $500 a
year, and Fannie Ellsler got SO, 600.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-04-21

DOES YOUR HORSE COUGH7
if SO. use, Hinrichs Improved Horse
Powder 49, hast in she world for coughs
and colds.
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Farms and Farm Land
FOR SALE AT A
BARGAIN.

First-SN acres ! miles north of Amigo.
saroy,5 80 acres miles north Of Amigo.
Third-IlI sores seven miles north of Amigo.
Partly improved
Fourth--l6G acres nine miles norm OF Amigo.
House and stable and small clearing; also about
400 OOu feet of standing pine.
The above lands are all in Langlade county.
Wis and are near the railroad. Are all excel
lent farming lands and Will be sold cheap and
on easy terms or will trade for land in Manito-
woo county. Enquire of 40
]. w. BARNES. or
G. g. SEDGwICK.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-26
20. Aure,es Produce ~ arHe..

The following is the official record OF the
Los Angeles Prodaeee Exchange. corrected
iaily. In the quotations, unless otherwise
stated, 1t is TO be understood that the hrst
| iqure is the highest price bid and the last
| he lowest price asked. These quotations
,re for round lots from first hands; for
small lots out OF store higher prices are
asked: -
asked: sonora, S1.1s bid, $3.50 asked.
RYh-y1. so asked;
BARLEY-Feed No. 90c bid.
CORN-Not quoted.
FLOUR-Pioneer and Grown $500 asked !;
L. A. XXXX Elk. Pat. Roll $500; Capitol
MILL FEED--Bran, 81 asked; Shorts s2s
.sked; Mixed Feed, corn and barley, S1.15
asked; Cracked Corn. sl.l asked; Cracked
Barley, 81. 10 asked Ground barley. Ills asked
Rolled Barley. II is asked.
GRAIN BAGSAGrain Bags MS, 22x36, exc
asked 1856 Calcutta spot. 6l4c asked /; Potato
sacks. 4 asked; Mill Sacks. &c asked.
SEED--Alfalfa, new 10c asked.
HAY Barley, W B No. /, $3.50 asked
wheat Hay, W B. $3.50 asked.
PoTATOEs-salt Lake, $500; new pota-
BIT fTER-Fancy Roll, 2slSc per 10 asked.
ID, 19 asked: Mixed Store, 15c per ID asked
Picked roll, new. 22c.
CHEESE-Large. lie asked; small, 12c
asked; small Stb hand, 13c.
HONEY-Extracted light. 3c941ac; Job
lots, 4c bid, 41ac asked; Amber. &c bid;
Comb. 10c9l21.
bid; new, 81 so asked.
BEEsW WAx-Beeswax, 17c0Dl9c.
VEGETABLES MIXED-Chiles per 10, ,12c
bid Garlic5c asked: Cabbage per 100 lbs.
BEANS AND DRIED PEAs-Pint Mol
new crop, sl.65 asked Lima, s225@2. so;
Navy, small. 500 asked Black eyed,
So asked; Garvanzos, IA asked; Green
FieldPess, $3.50 asked; Lentils. $500 asked.
Red spanish. sl75.
old Roosters, per dozen. 5000 bid; Young
ers, large, per DOZEN. 81 50 bid. Broil-
ers. small. per dozen, So 90 bid; Ducks, per
dozen, large, $3.50, bid Ducks, small, $500;
Turkeys, per ib, zoe. Geese, each, $780,
LIVE ST0CK-Live Hogs, Sc(94c.
DRIED FRUIT-Peaches, 5. ID. No. l. l212c
asked, l5c bid No. 2, nc asked do, pee led
l5c asked; do, s. peeled No. 2, l211c asked
pitted Plums, ,121Sc asked Blackberries, ,1291c
asked Prunes. Cal. French new crop, 713e
dl0c; Prunes, Cal, German, SC asked April
cots, evaporated. Csc asked.
APPLES-Eyaporated Huntley's, loc ask
ed; Hunts, Alden, lac asked; sun Dried
RAISINs-Lqyers, $3.50 asked; Ex Lon
don Layers, new Sl.75 asked; Three Crown
Lay Srs, new s175 asked: Loose Muscateli
si.5o; Bulk Rsisins. &c asked. Dried grapes
&c.
NUT5-wslnuts new, l-cg15c; Peanuts
Osl.No. /, &c asked; do, No. 2, &c asked; DC
Eastern, nc asked; Almonds. 8. s., 1sc ask
ed; Almonds. Fl s, l0c.
CITRUS FRUITS - Oranges. LIS asked
Lemons, seeding per box, 800 Lem
ops Eureka and Lisbon per box, $3.50 asked
HIDES = Dry, Ice bid; Kip, l5c bid
Oslf, ls1zc bid. Culls e less.
SKINS-Short wool, each, 15c(GSoc;. Lont
wool, each. 81 bid; Shearlings, each, lo'
Did.
WoOL-spring Clip. per ib, 1oc9lSc bid.
| PROVISI0NS-Extra light bacon, clear
i3c asked Light clear, 12l1c asked; Clea
medium, lie asked; Medium bacon, 9,
asked; heavy bacon Sc.
LARD-40-ib tins, ,e3zc per 10 ;s-ippails, ,101&
per lb; 5-lb pals. .1014c pc Id; lo-lb pals. To-
per Id.
HAMS Eastern sugar cured, Ice; Cali
fornis. 13c.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-26
N0tiCe OF Foreclosure Sale.

yoHN D. CHAFFEE, PLAINTIFF, VS..
81 Thomss Padgett. ct al., defendants.
SherIf's SAFE No. $3.50. Order of sale and
decree of foreclosure and sale.
Under and by virtue OF an order OF sale
and decree of foreclosure and SALE issued
out of the Superior Court of the county of
Los Angeles. state of California, o a the 9th
day of May, A. ID. 1887, In the above entitled
action; wherein John ID. Chaifee, the above
named plaintiff, obtained a judgment and
decree of foreclosure and sale sgainst
Thomas Padgett, ct al, defendants, on the
5th day of May, A. d. leS7. for the sum of
which said decree was. on the 9Th day of
May, A. d. 1887, recorded in Judgment
Book of said court, at page 505 ct seq, am
commanded 10 sell sll that certain lot, piece
OF parcel of land situate, lying and being
in the county of Los Angeles. state OF Cali
fornia, and bounded aud particularly de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner OF the
tract assigned to Nieves Lopez dc Peralta
on PARTITION of said rancho oy the District
Cour, of Los Angeles county in the year
1866, and running thence south twenty-five
(t2l chains to 4 stake near the semi-Troptc
water ditch; thence N tee near the bank
of the santiago Creek six and Ia lOC 70 l4lOOl
chains: thence N 40o So K, twelve and
81 100 tI s3 ttu) chains; thence N lso 30' K
five and 251o0 q 25-l00) chains: thence
$40 ( four and IS 100 "A $4,000 chains;
thence west sixteen aud 20 100 (l6 90l0O
chains 70 tie point of eginn ng, containing
twenty and ~ 100 acres of land, together
with such portion of the Santiago water
right owned by Thomss Padgett February
y, 1870 Al the said 20 92 100 acres of land is
a portion of the rigable lands owned by
Oge & Bond at toe time they decided said
land 10 A. Z. Haines
Public notice is hereby given that on
SATURDAY, the I1th day OF June, A. ID.
1887, at u O'Clock NJ. OF that day, il front of
the Court House door of the county of Los
Angeles, on Spring street, will, in obedi-
ence to said order of sale and decree of
foreclosure and saie. sell the above de-
scribed property, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy said judgment,
with interest and costs, etc, to the highest
and best bidder, for Cash in lawful money
of the United States.
Dated this 18th day of May, 1887.
JAMES G. KAYS,
my17-td Sheriff OF Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-26
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

OF COMPREHENSIVE CO.PART-
" nership heretofore existing under the
name of e. Laventnal & Co.. has this third
day of May been dissolved by the with
drawal of Mr.. II. LoweL stein from the firm.
The business of said cop lrtnership will be
continued under the name of E. Laventhal
& Co. by e Laventhal and Isadore Layen-
counts due said former firm and assume. all
the liabilities thereof
Dated Los Angeles, May 3, 1887.
ISignedl III. LOWENSTEIN.
sSigned1 e. LAVENTHAL
ma 30t GSigned] ISADORE LAVENTHAL,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-26
The Oiive Leaf.

This bright little sheet, issued by the
veung ladies of the Hanna College, ar
rived day late at the HERALD office,
but is none the less welcome. 1t seems
that Prof. Hanna's fair pupils are liable
to be buried under wealth of flowers.
The Olive Leaf says;
For few weeks past it has rained
flowers. hailed flowers, showed flowers.
The organ and desk in the schoolhall
have been banked with flowers at morn
inc prayers, and the recipients OF the
beautiful gifts have scarcely been able
"a find room to wash their faces OF morn
mos for the masses OF roses reposing in
their washbowls for want OF adequate
onsrters elsewhere. Some of the ladies
have been seen walking about In immi'
nent dsnger of topping over from the
enarmous masses of flowers worn upon
their breasts. The flowers OF Los Auge-
lee have never been 80 abundant or SO
exquisite as in the present May-time.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-26
NATIVE SONS.
Partial List of the SigDers Tor the
New PariOr.

The new parlor now being organized
in this city by Deputy District Grand
President Homer c. Katz, is receiving
splendid encouragement. nearly forty OF
the very best and most prominent native
Californians OF LosAngeles having signed
the roll; the list includes many promi-
nent lawyers. capitalists and members
of mercantile pursuits.
1t will undoubtedly be the finest Par.
Ior of that order in California. Among
those who will be members are the fol.
lowing:
r. F. Del Vale, Sutherland Hutton,
s. M. White, w. NJ. Caswell, c. f..
Rutan, j. B. De las Casas, E. II. Saun-
derson, +, L. Cantin, VIM. Nj. Hughes,
S. B. Dewey, A. j. Wheeler, o. A.
Stassforth, j. H. Schumacher, Walter
L. Wheeler, Chas. A. Vogelsang, Jas. G..
Kays, j. ] Watson, Frank Cooke, John
P. Moran, r. Miller, J. Downey Har-
vey, w. l. Foley, Nj. V. Biscailuz, j.
A. Aguirre, Fred I. Griffith, Edward
X. Benchly, Geo. NJ. Stone and many
others.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-26
A DENIAL
From the Pacific Iron and Nail
Company.


Company.
EDITOR HERALD-Dear Sir: In your
issue of 2lst, under the heading of The
Nail Factory, you mention one Mr.
Clapp as superintendent of the nail fac
tory at Oakland, which company he
states are investing $4,000 or more in
improvements. We wish you would be
good enonsh to correct the above state.
ments, as they are both incorrect. We
never had an employees of the name
of Clapp in or about our premises,
neither are we making any such in
yestment. IL is true that we are always
improving our plant to meet the require
ments of the trade, but our present Ca.
pacity of $4,000 kegs per month exceeds
the r, requirements of this coast.
We do not know this Mr. Clapp, and
in answer to our inquiry at the office
of the Judson Manuf ,cturing Company,
which is the only other large iron works
in Oakland, we find the superintendent
to be Mr.. F. P. McFeely,a practical and
competent man; but one McClapp ap.
pears on the payroll as an employee in
their track department, which may
be the one referred to.
As this is not the first time that the
Los Angeles press has mentioned parties
unknown to us, as being our agents, or
otherwise connected with us, and as we
have many staunch friends in Southern
California whom we do not wish to have
deluded by false representations, we
would kindly ask that you correct the
aforesaid erroneous statement, and
oblige, yours truly, WIN. WRIGHT,
General Agent Pacific Iron and Nail
Company.